New World, an unknown sea.
The flagship of the Worst Generation Pirate Alliance slowly sailed in, its grand banner fluttering, and the surging sound of waves was drowned out by the clamor.
"This is a treasure I'm offering to the three bosses."
On the brown-black main ship, a man with short purple hair, a rapier hanging at his waist, and in his mid-twenties, presented a treasure box to Silver Axe and the others with a beaming smile.
"Kid, what's your name?"
Kaido's eyes cunningly darted around, his forked tongue licking his lips from left to right.
The man raised his head and smiled, "Gu De, August Gu De."
"Gu De? Could it be August Gu De, the battlefield scavenger with a bounty of 330 million Berries?"
The crowd shuddered, looking at Gu De in surprise.
It was said that Gute roamed the edges of battlefields, liking to collect strangely shaped corpses and treasures, and once destroyed an entire kingdom's army because he wanted to collect a giant's corpse.
"Very good, Gu De... Ah, I bit my tongue!"
Kaido cried out in pain, his expression ferocious.
Silver Axe's face was grim, the giant axe behind him gleaming with silver light. He looked at Gute and said, "Kid named Gu De, no matter what you've done before, or what your purpose is in joining us, since you've come aboard this ship, you are our companion. Our only goal is to dominate this sea!"
Gu De was stunned, his expression suddenly becoming excited, "Of course, that's exactly why I came, three bosses!"
Gan Zhui, Silver Axe, and Kaido exchanged smiles.
Only then did Kaido take the treasure box from Gute's hand. Opening it, he saw a Devil Fruit lying inside, its surface covered with twisted and bizarre patterns.
Gu De smiled triumphantly and said, "This is a Zoan Devil Fruit I stole. I heard it cost hundreds of millions of Berries just to buy this Devil Fruit."
"Is that so?" Kaido smiled, putting away the Devil Fruit. "To celebrate Gu De joining us, let's raid the nearest town!"
The small-fry responded enthusiastically, cheering.
In the evening, the ship sailed into an island. The pirate small-fry rushed off the ship like madmen, swarming towards the town.
They violently kicked open wooden doors, brandishing crude but deadly weapons, forcefully dragging young men and women from their beds, and grinning savagely as they brought down their blades.
Blood gushed out, staining their clothes.
Some tried to escape but were caught and brutally killed by more pirates.
Corpses and blood were visible everywhere on the streets and walls.
The pirates looted treasures with grotesque laughter, carrying bags and bundles, then threw fire into the houses. The flames instantly engulfed the corpses and buildings.
The towering flames lit up the night sky, and thick smoke spread through the streets and buildings.
Boom boom boom!!!
Suddenly, deafening cannon fire erupted, and seconds later, explosions ripped through the burning town, blowing several pirates into the air.
"Hmm?"
Silver Axe, Kaido, and the others, who were drinking and feasting, had their fun interrupted. Kaido, who had been smiling a second ago, immediately became gloomy.
Even without using Observation Haki, the three knew that their old adversaries, the Marines, had come to spoil their fun.
In the distance, Marine warships swiftly approached, their conspicuous seagull insignia of Justice lined up. White smoke billowed from the dark muzzles of the cannons on their hulls, and hundreds of cannonballs rained down as if they were free.
Kaido and Gan Zhui immediately yelled for their subordinates to counterattack, while Silver Axe stood up, his eyes darkened as he looked at two familiar figures in the direction of the Marine warships.
Sengoku and Zephyr.
"What a small world!"
Silver Axe gritted his teeth, the flames of anger in his eyes almost overflowing.
Seeing the island before him turn into a sea of fire, Zephyr's eyes were bloodshot with rage.
"Zephyr, what are you going to do?" Sengoku asked.
"They slaughtered all the civilians on the entire island, Sengoku, can you really sit still?"
Zephyr suddenly leaped onto the bow, squatted, then sprang up, using Moonwalk and Soru to move at high speed through the air. With each burst of air beneath his feet, he flew tens of meters.
Seeing this, Sengoku immediately handed command to Staff Officer Tsuru and likewise leaped into the air.
The moment he landed, Sengoku's feet stomped the air with a violent bang. If slowed down hundreds of times, one would see that Sengoku had stomped the air dozens of times in that instant, causing the sparse air to form transparent membranes.
Bang!!
A large burst of air exploded, propelling Sengoku tens of meters forward, quickly catching up to Zephyr.
Their speed was incredibly fast; in just a few dozen breaths, they arrived on the island.
"It's Admiral Sengoku and Zephyr!!"
"How did they end up here?!"
The pirates, whose hands and faces were still stained with sticky blood, looked panicked. These devils, who killed without batting an eye, actually showed expressions of fear and dread.
How ironic!
Sengoku's face was ashen. He strode forward, steadily closing in on the pirates.
The pirates retreated in fear, hastily loading bullets and cannonballs, and frantically sprayed fire at Sengoku.
Sengoku did not stop. He merely tilted his head occasionally to dodge the automatically outlining bullets, and caught incoming cannonballs with his bare hands, crushing them.
"Hiss... A monster!!!"
The pirates were terrified, their scalps tingling, as they stumbled backward. Finally, their psychological defenses collapsed, and in fear, they dropped their weapons and fled!
Whoosh—!
A pale axe blade struck down, splitting the leading fleeing pirate in half, blood mixed with white foam splattering everywhere.
"Those who desert in battle and shake morale are not worthy of dominating this world with us!"
Silver Axe's lips curled in a mocking smile, revealing his stark white teeth.
Immediately, the legs that had started to move retracted.
Kaido and Gan Zhui walked side by side.
Kaido frowned, slightly displeased. Most of these subordinates were his, and while Silver Axe was not wrong to kill the one who led the escape, Kaido felt that Silver Axe seemed to be deliberately targeting him.
However, Kaido had no proof.
Besides, with a formidable enemy before them, the priority was to deal with the enemy first.
Kaido wore a sinister smile: "Tsk tsk, it's been a few years and you've already been promoted to Admiral, Sengoku. It seems the Marine is short on people."
Sengoku snorted coldly, retorting, "To deal with a second-rate character like you, I'm more than enough."
Kaido's expression was displeased, and he glared resentfully at Sengoku.
Zephyr tugged at his tie, taking off his black Marine uniform to reveal his muscular physique: "Stop wasting words with these thugs, Sengoku. Let's capture them all and make them spend the rest of their lives in Impel Down!"
Silver Axe's face was cold, and he sneered, "That depends on whether you have the ability."
Behind Silver Axe, over a dozen main cadres walked over with grotesque smiles, their expressions greedy, their eyes wild.
The incessant sound of gunfire and cannons filled the air, large plumes of smoke, explosions, and flying rocks assaulted them. The Marine soldiers stormed into the harbor, not bothering to dock, and one by one leaped from the warships, engaging in fierce combat with the pirates on the shore.
Staff Officer Tsuru and several Vice Admirals arrived, standing beside Sengoku and Zephyr, forming a standoff!
The surrounding inferno blazed, and the atmosphere between the two sides was tense.